The Zen of Interior Design

I'm not particularly gifted when it comes to building things like furniture or electricity. Or maybe i am... but i don't have the patience. Unfortunately, sometimes you just have to roll up those sleeves and do things yourself.

Since my room is completely bare save the white walls and wooden floors, it was time to do some interior design and transform the empty chamber into something more homelike. Starting off with some sanding and varnishing, i got the doors to look half decent and a dark glossy brown colour. Next was the electricity: I had to conjur up some extension cables and multiplugs to feed the entire room out of one single power outlet, as well as pass a network cable around the room without it getting in the way using lots of CableEater. Finally for some construction: The showcase, desk and deskchair all arrived in little boxes so i had to screw and fix everything together over a couple of days. The end result is fantastic even if i do say so myself. The widescreen TV looks real good in the showcase, and i now have ample space to start my collection of superiour 1L beer bottles.

All that remains now are some curtains, a plant here and there, and some funky lighting. I'll post some pics once these arrive and throw a housewarming party to cut the ribbon for the official opening of the room.

The pros of DIY:
- Satisfaction
- Reduced cost
- Getting high for cheap on wood varnish.

The cons of DIY:
- You always end up with extra screws, nuts and bolts in your hand, which you can't throw away.
- You break off the lamp and tear a hole in the wall.
- After wiring the room, you realize the longest wire is too short.
- When you get to step 6, you suddenly realize you had to insert part M way back in step 1, and the only way to do this now is to unscrew everything you've done.
- All your furniture wobbles.
- You learn how heat expands double-sided tape causing it to become useless.